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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1935
Page
2
Local items include R C Hoag in Excelsior Springs Missouri. E F Elben closes out sale near Monticello. Orval Dorland and others visit Cedar Rapids. Miss Hogan moves Des Moines for stenography. Community notices of sales, dinners, and Eastern Star events plus family updates. Anamosa Marion Des Moines Dubuque and Anamosa area names appear.
Hearing on Judge Haas and Judge Clark election contest began at Linn county courthouse with three judges as board. Arguments on motions dominated first days as debate centers on whether counties will be canvassed by board appointees and reported for final determination.
The annual meeting reported 1934 losses at 10,129.42 with expenses 13,256.63 and cash on hand 284.91. Receipts totaled 13,541.54 including 8,131.44 from assessments and 2,028.67 from reinsurance. Officers for next year are President W. F. Hintz Vice President C A Mee Laughlin Secretary S M Hosford and Treasurer Chas M Luctt.
The January fellowship meeting of the Jones county tuberculosis association met in the Monticello public library on Saturday January 12. Mr. Cammeler of Des Moines spoke as state executive secretary. Reports from town and township chairmen exceeded last year with about $775 from TB stamp sales. New county officers were elected including Mrs. James Remley as director and Mrs. Alfred Remley as secretary treasurer.
Cascade businessman Dorrance Devaney died January 16 at Mercy hospital Dubuque after a brief illness. He was born October 24 1901 in Cascade and survived by his widow Reta May and two sons Robert and Richard plus his parents and siblings. He led Devaney & Sons and was active in Knights of Columbus Cascade Commercial Club St Marys parish and local fire department. Funeral plans not announced. Lee Byerly notes 148 1934 marriage licenses with 22 dissolutions.
The Linn county delinquent tax sale, originally set for last Tuesday, was adjourned to February 4 with no bids. Officials hope the second installment of corn and hog payments may arrive before that date to aid tax payments and prevent many property sales.
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